When starting up or restarting xp, one out of three times xp freezes to the startup splash screen showing the xp flag and bar only dimly. I've had this problem on a T60p in the past, and I found that my problem was heat-related. I experienced the problem if I rebooted after heavy CPU usage. Try cle...

A T60p (2623-DDU) with a beautiful UXGA Flexview screen, in absolute mint condition, for less than $85 (shipped) over eBay. The seller advertised that it had a disk read error. It turned out to be a BIOS setting. I threw in a like-new Seagate Momentus XT (purchased over eBay for under $60), and my n...

From the symptoms, it seems more likely that the inverter card failed. The CCFL tubes in the backlight are more likely to dim slowly with age than to simply quit. Inverters are cheap and easy to replace (a 15 minute job, using only a screwdriver), whereas replacing the backlight is time consuming an...

If you have access to the internet, go online and download the T60 maintenance manual appropriate to your laptop (either narrow screen or wide screen). The hardware maintenance manual has comprehensive diagnostic procedures that should help you to pinpoint the problem. Is the problem thermally relat...

Regarding your original question, your CPU temperature seems normal and your GPU temperature is high, but not abnormally high. It's pretty easy to lower them both. You can use a software program such as NHC or RMclock to undervolt the CPU and lower its power usage and heat output. I believe both pro...

Try making your own. You can buy a copper sheet at a hardware store for around $10, or a bronze sheet even cheaper. Copper is the better heat conductor by a factor of about 2, but bronze is cheaper and it has worked fine for me. Get one anywhere between 1-2mm thick. The thickness isn't critical sinc...

The expresscard SSDs work in the expresscard slot of the T6x line. They are quite fast. If you install your programs and/or frequently used documents on them, or if you use them with a disk cache such as ReadyBoost or eBoostr, they provide a nice alternative to a regular SSD, and they allow you to k...

Yes on the copper shim. Regarding the Northbridge chip, just re-use the thermal conductive pad. There does not seem to be a heat problem with the Northbridge chips.

Before I had actually tried it, I had the same misgivings that some are voicing. I even wrote a lengthy post some time ago warning about these concerns. When I tried it I found that my concerns were baseless. I've now modded serveral and have never had a problem. Yes, one has to be careful when bend...

I'm glad you asked the question. I had entered the laptop's warranty information on the Lenovo website and it offered the 3-year extension that I reported in my previous post. However, when I spoke with a Lenovo service rep (it wasn't easy to find the right one to talk to, believe me!), she confirme...

I checked on the Lenovo website and the on-site warranty can be extended (in the US, at least) for three years. The cost is $152.00. About the battery, more good news. The battery has been recalled, so you should be able to send it in and get a brand-new battery. And, yes, the battery is a nine-cell...

True, but both are significantly better than the thermal conductive pad. I believe that bronze transfers heat about 100X as well as the pad, and copper about 200X.

GoofyGAguy and Pit1337 are both correct. The shim replaces the thermal cooling pad and is held in place by pressure supplied by the heat sink, as well as by the thermal compound (arctic Silver 5 or equivalent) applied to both surfaces of the shim. You can buy the shim over eBay, or make it yourself ...

The GPU overheating problem is incredibly easy to fix, and J888www is spot on: simply replace the thermal cooling pad with a metal shim. It takes all of 5-10 minutes to accomplish, is easy, and makes a HUGE difference in GPU temps. I've modded several (including my signature machine) and this simple...

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No, I decided to keep the one in my sig. This machine is totally stock.

Up for sale is a T60p (2007-94U) under IBM on-site warranty until August 2, 2011. I bought this over eBay 6 months ago thinking I'd keep it for myself, but have decided to part with it. It was sold to me as new and never used, and I see no reason to question the claim. I fired it up once, just to ma...

No, you can't boot from the expresscard slot. The OS has to load a driver before the laptop can recognize the expresscard. This doesn't happen until fairly late in the boot sequence, and that's why Windows boot times don't benefit all that much. What this scheme does is to provide a high-speed disk ...

My first attempt to install SP1 returned the same error code, and I also found that mounting the service partition solved the problem.

Which one is right for you depends on how you plan to use it. There are three reasons to consider the Advanced Dock: 1. It has an Ultrabay Enhanced that you can use for various expansion purposes. I have an Advanced Dock, and I use the Ultrabay Enhanced for my backup hard drive. 2. It has the six-in...

I agree with you on both counts. Removing the SATA bridge is undoubtedly the more elegant solution. My point, however, is that some people will find that procedure rather daunting. My solution gives them an an alternative upgrade path, although I do admit that it is expensive.

T4x owners face the problem of limited HDD upgrade options. Few new PATA drives are available, and those that do (like the WD Caviar Blue) are slower 5400RPM models. Then, there's the desire to experience the performance boost of an SSD. What's one to do? Some have taken to modding the motherboard t...

If you're happy with your T43 apart from the screen problem, I'd replace your XGA screen with an SXGA. You can purchase the entire screen assembly — screen, back cover, hinges, cable, and inverter — over eBay for around $40.00, delivered ( see here as an example ). Swapping the entire screen assembl...

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If your T60 used to be fast, but now is slow, it is most likely a software problem. Hardware fixes are only treating the symptom and not the cause. You might consider backing up your data and then doing a fresh installation of Windows and apps. That would probably speed your machine up a lot, and it...

Should I pick up a T60p chassis and then just upgrade it to a BOE-Hydis LCD? Not sure where I can even get one of those. Brand new, genuine IBM-branded BOE-Hydis UXGA screens can be purchased here . I just purchased one about two weeks ago and am extremely pleased. The price is reasonable and it ar...

That would work, and CF cards would be much cheaper than expresscards. The key is to find a CF card with fast read/write characteristics. Most flash memory is terribly slow, and not much of an improvement over the hard disk drive. That's why TurboMemory and ReadyBoost generally don't provide much of...

If you're looking for a performance boost but don't want to spring for an SSD just yet, there is another alternative: run Windows ReadyBoost (or, better yet, eBoostr) from one of the new, super-fast expresscard memory cards . These cards boast read speeds of 115 MB/s and write speeds of 65MB/s — in ...

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